Grind Spark
Longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2014, Grind Spark is a near-future dystopian novel about growing up in the years leading up to the end of the world. It’s about pretending to be the perfect family. It’s about what it means to live a life, and finding out if you want to survive.
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About the book
What do you do when the earth is dying?
You party like it’s the end of the world.
Deek never had any choice; designed and born in a lab and bought by the Prefin family, her job is to be the perfect daughter.
And in eight years she is going to die.
Along with the rest of the human race.
Bound by contract, Deek must spend the few years she has playing at happy families, while her mother treats her as an accessory, her brother hates her and her grandmother uses her to score social media points.
And as the Prefins disintegrate under the pressures to enjoy life before the scheduled apocalypse, and their selfishness and cruelty become more extreme, Deek finds support in an online friend. But can he show her what it’s like to care, what it’s like to hope?
If you see the darkest sides of the human family, would you want to survive the end of the world?
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you available for book club discussions?
I love to hear from readers and book clubs, and am available via online meetings or in person for book club discussions on Grind Spark.
Will there be a sequel?
There’s currently no sequel planned, although there’s certainly more story there. Instead there may be a remix in the works, other projects permitting.
Where can I get a copy of Grind Spark?
Grind Spark is currently available from Amazon in print and e-book version.
Are signed copies available?
Signed copies are available. Reach out via the contact page.
What readers are saying
entertaining dystopian satire told with a pitch black sense of humour
— Goodreads Review
Rogers packs every page with brutal and inventive wordsmithery, delivering short, punchy descriptions without straying into over-written prose
— Amazon Review
An original concept filled with disturbing ideas
— Goodreads Review
Wonderfully crafted, creatively different with a touch of humour, Grind Spark will jolt your mind, disturb your emotions and open your thoughts to that which may well lie ahead for our children’s children
— Amazon Review
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